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If you want to hear the latest news stories related to the infrastructure sector, view the Director’s latest blog or press releases, contribute to the latest sector related consultation or read CECA Midland’s’ latest article on what’s impacting the sector then this is the place to come.

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National Procurement Policy Statement and the Procurement Act
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One month on from our Procurement Seminar in April, director Lorraine Gregory reflects on The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) and what this means for CECA Midlands members. The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) sets out the strategic priorities for public procurement and how contracting authorities can support their delivery. It was released mid-May and…

Business Plan 2024/2025
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Click here to download a PDF of CECA Midlands’ business plan 2024/2025. Please note this is a working document and will be regularly updated over the course of the year.

CECA Midlands welcome new Midland Mayors
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Midlands’ civil engineering contractors have today called on the winners of the region’s mayoral elections to embrace infrastructure as the best means of driving economic growth. Over the weekend Richard Parker was elected as the new Mayor for the West Midlands, and Claire Ward as the inaugural Mayor of the East Midlands. The Civil Engineering…

CECA Midlands Training & Events Schedule 2024
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Kickstart your learning with the CECA Midlands 2024 training programme. The 2024 training and events programme of more than 30 course has now launched. More than 720 individual spaces are now up for grabs to CECA Midlands members. The training programme includes free and subsidised courses that cover the likes of NEC contracts, environment and…

CECA Midlands Members Open Tabor Living Community Space
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A celebration event saw the official opening of a new outdoor community space for a project that supports homeless people in the Midlands. Cllr Bob Sleigh, Deputy Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), was present to open the new community garden at homeless charity Tabor Living’s home at St Catherine of Siena Church…

CECA Midlands Members Volunteer With Birmingham Homeless Charity
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A project that supports homeless people in the Midlands was given a huge boost as a team of volunteers with specialist skills rolled up their sleeves to apply vital finishing touches. Tabor Living has opened a brand-new location in Birmingham that offers emergency and move-on accommodation for up to 19 rough sleepers. The Father Hudson’s…

CECA Midlands Nominates Tabor Living As Its Chose Charity 2023
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A Midlands homeless project’s mission to expand and open a new location has gained the support of a leading business organisation. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Midlands has nominated Birmingham-based homelessness charity Tabor Living as its chosen charity in 2023. It’s a timely boost for the Father Hudson’s Care-run project that has operated since…

CECA Midlands Members Shows Long-Term Benefits Of Investing In Apprenticeships
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National Apprenticeship Week has returned for its annual showcase of the opportunities available to those seeking an apprenticeship. Eleven years before the annual event was first held, Midlands-based civil engineering and building contractor McPhillips launched its own apprenticeship scheme in 1996 that is still going strong to this day. Over almost 27 years, the company…